1. Agile Forum
December 5, 2018

2. Agenda Housekeeping Sponsor Announcements/Events Presentation
PMI-SVC.org
Presentation
“The Agile Way to Start Projects”
Thank You!
PDU’s
Future topics!
Networking

3. Housekeeping Restrooms Security (don’t wander around)
Clean up after yourself
Cell phones (silent/vibrate/stun)

4. SPONSOR Allison Durham – adurham@teksystems.com Contact Allison:
If you’re curious about Project Management/IT job opportunities
Would like to chat about trends in the job market

5. Project of the Year Award
2018 projects for the Project of the Year Award – Submit now, deadline is mid-January
Event is on March 14th from 6-9pm and the Hilton – Arden West.
Projects located anywhere in the world can be nominated as long as the project managers and team are located within the boundaries California, Arizona, Nevada, New Mexico and Hawaii (the area that PMI-SVC covers).

6. Main Requirements
A significant phase of the project is completed in the 2018 calendar year.
Other eligibility requirements are having a scope, budget, schedule and alignment to PMBOK
Applications on PMI-SVC.Org coming soon, but don’t wait –
Project of the Year Committee is looking for sponsors too!

7. Forums Consultant-Contractors Breakfast Government Agile PMO
Mornings, Monthly – 2nd Friday in Rancho Cordova
Government
Afternoons, Monthly – 3rd Thursday Downtown Sacramento
Agile
Afternoons, Monthly– 2nd Wednesday Rancho Cordova
PMO
Afternoons, Monthly– 4th Wednesday Rancho Cordova
Career Development
Mornings, 1st & 3rd Saturday in Rancho Cordova
Technology
Evenings, Monthly – 4th Tuesday in Citrus Heights
Highway 50 Breakfast
Mornings, Monthly – 1st Friday each month in Rancho Cordova
Interstate 80 Breakfast
Mornings, Monthly – 2nd Thursday in Roseville
Downtown Breakfast
Mornings, Monthly – 1st Thursday Downtown Sacramento

8. Upcoming Agile Forums December 5 2018 (1st Wednesday)
2019 2nd Wednesday each month
Jan 9, Feb 13, etc
Know good speakers/experts? Let us know!
Other Agile Meetups, etc.

9. Thank you to our speaker Nancy Wright
Presentation
Agile Forum Library
Thank you to our speaker Nancy Wright

10. Nancy Wright Bio
Nancy Wright is an active instructor and speaking volunteer for PMI-SVC
Nancy’s career has focused on project, program, portfolio, and strategic management within health care and IT
Agile certifications:  CSM®, PMI-ACP®, CSPO®, CSP®, SAFe SPC4, ICP-ACC, and CAL I
She is passionate about training and coaching the Agile/Scrum framework and she teaches Agile workshops through Sacramento training organizations

11. Thank You! Nancy for the presentation!
Eileen, Nina, Jenni, Jim, Adrian, Melissa for helping coordinate
Viji (PMI-SVC VP Member Relations) for PMI website/registration set up
TEKSystems for providing lunch
VSP for conference rooms

12. Professional Development Unit
½ PDU Technical
½ PDU Leadership
PDU Reporting Instructions
App has arrived!

13. Future Forum Topics Completed Forum Topics
Jan 9, Doing Agile, Panel/Fireside chat
Feb 13, Agile Maturity, Jamie Johnson
Mar 13, You choose!...
Completed Forum Topics
Agile 101
A day in the life of a Scrum Master
The Agile Way to Start Projects

14. Forum Topics Idea Backlog
Agile transformation roadmap 
Hands on scrum workshop with mock project
How to structure PMO with agile transition 
POC/MVP/go-nogo 
Blended traditional and agile 
Scaled agile  
Release planning
Working with agile contractors/vendors
Changes to pmbok 6 
Software solution acquisition vs dev  
Infrastructure projects, Does agile fit? If so, how?  
Agile Methodologies overview (scrum, Kanban, etc.) 

15. Benton White Agile Forum Chair
Contact
Benton White Agile Forum Chair –
Phone #

16. Deep breath…Ready, set, go!
Networking Challenge
Find one new person you don’t know yet.
Say, “Hi I’m ______. I work at_____.”
“What’s your name? Where do you work?”
“What brings you to the PMI Agile Forum?”
Deep breath…Ready, set, go!